Hi,
I've had a small single-node ESXi lab that has served me decently for the past 7 years, but I've increasingly felt the need for more capacity. So, I'm expanding, but I'd really appreciate a bit of advice on how to make the best use of my (admittedly still small) resources:
The original box is based on a SuperMicro X9SPV-LN4F-3QE, so 4 core i7, and 12 GB of RAM.
I now got my hands on a E200-8D, so 6 core Xeon D-1528 and 32 GB of RAM
In addition, I have a LSI 9200-8e which will connect to a shelf of 16 drives.
If you had to make do with this, how would you use it? I'm aware that most solutions will be sub-optimal in many ways, and not near production grade. But I hope to figure out something which is better than what I have
After some great help in another thread, I'm considering abandoning ESXi since the centralized management with vCenter would be much too resource intensive (and I don't really need most of the features it gives). Is Proxmox my best choice here?
The main duties for the setup, apart from network infrastructure stuff (FW/DNS/etc), will be doing file share/backup, and development, so nothing too heavy.
I can probably do some upgrades to the two nodes over time (eg going to 16 GB on the old node, and the E200 can take up to 128 GB($$$)), but I'm physically limited to 6U:s of 250 mm depth. So no more nodes...
Let me know if I can clarify anything to make it easier to give advice!
I've had a small single-node ESXi lab that has served me decently for the past 7 years, but I've increasingly felt the need for more capacity. So, I'm expanding, but I'd really appreciate a bit of advice on how to make the best use of my (admittedly still small) resources:
The original box is based on a SuperMicro X9SPV-LN4F-3QE, so 4 core i7, and 12 GB of RAM.
I now got my hands on a E200-8D, so 6 core Xeon D-1528 and 32 GB of RAM
In addition, I have a LSI 9200-8e which will connect to a shelf of 16 drives.
If you had to make do with this, how would you use it? I'm aware that most solutions will be sub-optimal in many ways, and not near production grade. But I hope to figure out something which is better than what I have
After some great help in another thread, I'm considering abandoning ESXi since the centralized management with vCenter would be much too resource intensive (and I don't really need most of the features it gives). Is Proxmox my best choice here?
The main duties for the setup, apart from network infrastructure stuff (FW/DNS/etc), will be doing file share/backup, and development, so nothing too heavy.
I can probably do some upgrades to the two nodes over time (eg going to 16 GB on the old node, and the E200 can take up to 128 GB($$$)), but I'm physically limited to 6U:s of 250 mm depth. So no more nodes...
Let me know if I can clarify anything to make it easier to give advice!
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